Upon arriving to a small town, a drifter is mistaken for a hitman, but when the real hitman arrives, complications ensue.
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John Dahl
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| Nicolas Cage | ... | Michael | |
| Craig Reay | ... | Jim | |
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Vance Johnson | ... | Mr. Johnson |
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Robert Apel | ... | Howard |
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Bobby Joe McFadden | ... | Old Man |
| J.T. Walsh | ... | Wayne | |
| Lara Flynn Boyle | ... | Suzanne | |
| Dale Gibson | ... | Kurt | |
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Ted Parks | ... | Cashier |
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Babs Bram | ... | Receptionist |
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Robert Guajardo | ... | Doctor |
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Sarah Sullivan | ... | Nurse |
| Timothy Carhart | ... | Deputy Greytack | |
| Dan Shor | ... | Deputy Bowman | |
| Dennis Hopper | ... | Lyle | |
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When a promised job for Texan Michael fails to materialise in Wyoming, Mike is mistaken by Wayne to be the hitman he hired to kill his unfaithful wife, Suzanne. Mike takes full advantage of the situation, collects the money and runs. During his getaway, things go wrong, and soon get worse when he runs into the real hitman, Lyle. Written by Rob Hartill
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14 May 1993 (Italy) See more »Also Known As:
Conspiració a Red Rock West See more »Edit
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$8,000,000 (estimated)Gross USA:
$2,502,551Company Credits
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Wayne: Do you know where they went?
Lyle: Hell, no. How could I? I've been staring at my eyelids for the last hour and a half.
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Written by Buddy Cannon & Luke Reed
Performed by Jeff Chance
Courtesy of Mercury Records Nashville
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Originally director John Dahl wanted Dennis Hopper to play Wayne Brown, but he insisted on playing Lyle from Dallas. Hopper eventually convinced the producers who were thrilled with the end result. See more »Goofs
When Michael is driving to the gas station on the highway, the Cadillac's gearshift lever is in "Park". See more »Quotes
Lyle: Wayne? She got away. The cowboy was here, they got the jump on me.Wayne: Do you know where they went?
Lyle: Hell, no. How could I? I've been staring at my eyelids for the last hour and a half.
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Featured in Siskel & Ebert: Red Rock West/Clifford/Threesome/Silent Tongue/The Blue Kite (1994) See more »Soundtracks
ALONE IN SAN ANTONEWritten by Buddy Cannon & Luke Reed
Performed by Jeff Chance
Courtesy of Mercury Records Nashville
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A basically decent drifter (Nicolas Cage) lands in the tiny town of Red Rock, Wyoming, looking for work. When he stops in the bar, the bar owner (J. T. Walsh) asks why he took so long and asks him to step in the back office so they can discuss the job. Cage plays along, then discovers the work is to kill the bar owner's wife. He takes the money, drives out to the ranch to warn the wife (Laura Flynn Boyle), and starts to leave town. Problems arise and he returns to town in time to witness the real hit man (Dennis Hopper) arrive. Things go downhill for the Cage character after that.
This is an excellent, convoluted, well-acted and offbeat mystery. Funny, too. Cage never knows what's happening, but everybody else assumes he does. Dennis Hopper again plays a charming semi-psycho but he hadn't patented the style yet so it seems fresh. J. T. Walsh was a great character actor who died young. He's outstanding as the bar owner...who also happens to be the sheriff. He has one or two other secrets as well. And if Boyle doesn't rev your engine, you may need a tune up. She's more ruthless than the lot of them.